WEBVTT PREVAILED. WLWT NEWS 5’S COURTIS FULLER HAS THEIR STORY FROM LEMON TOWNSHIP, IN BUTLER COUNTY. COURTIS: DEPUTY JAMES DAVENPOR HAS 20 YEARS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT UNDER HIS BELT, NEVER ROUTINE. HE WAS REMINDED OF THAT THIS WEEK WHEN HE APPROACHED SOMEONE OUTSIDE THIS SPEEDWAY GA STATION IN LINNING TOWNSHIP. HE HAD HIS K-9 WITH HIM. >> I DID NOT HAVE TO GIVE HIM A COMMAND. HE ALREADY KNEW WHAT TO DO. COURTIS: HE SAYS THE SITUATION ESCALATED QUICKLY WHEN HE INQUIRED WHY 40-YEAR-OLD JESSIE DENNIS WAS SHOUTING AND WALKING AROUND THE PARKING LOT WITH NO SHOES OR COA >> HE REACHED IN HIS POCKET AND THREW A KNIFE AT ME HE PULLED OUT THE KNIFE AND THREW IT AT ME. HE WAS TRYING TO GET ON TOP OF ME. COURTI AS THE DEPUTY AND THE SUSPECT BEGAN WRESTING, IT WAS RADI TO THE RESCUE ALONG WITH TWO GOOD SAMARITIANS >> THEY YELLED OUT YOU NEED HELP YOU NEED HELP IT’S ABOUT THREE OR FOUR MINUTES MY PARTNER W DOING HIS JOB AND I WAS HOLDING UP THERE I JUST COULDN’T GET HIS OTHER HAND BECASE HE WAS KIND OF WIDE THERE. COURTI RADI IS NOT ONL CHAINED TO PROTECT, HE IS ALSO A FRIEND. TH IS A BOND THAT WILL LAST FOR YEARS. HE WILL TRACK SUSPECTS AND BASICALLY PROTECT ME AND A

A Butler County deputy was back at work Wednesday, thanks to his trusty K-9 partner and two helpful citizens.Sheriff Richard Jones said Deputy James Davenport was assaulted by a man who is also accused of kicking his K-9 partner.Davenport is a 20-year law enforcement veteran. He said the job is never routine and was reminded of that fact this week when he approached someone outside of a gas station in Lemon Township.“I could tell he was on something, just the way he was acting,” Davenport said.He said the situation escalated quickly when he inquired why Jessie Dennis, 40, was shouting and walking around the parking lot with no shoes or coat.“He reached in his pocket and threw a knife at me. He pulled out the knife and threw it at me,” Davenport said.He said his partner, Radi, knew what to do and immediately rushed in and helped subdue the man. In addition, two citizens did not hesitate to assist in detaining the suspect, whom Jones described as combative.Dennis is charged with disorderly conduct and obstruction. The sheriff said there are more charges coming. Dennis was taken to Atrium Medical Center for evaluation.

BUTLER COUNTY, Ohio —

A Butler County deputy was back at work Wednesday, thanks to his trusty K-9 partner and two helpful citizens.

Sheriff Richard Jones said Deputy James Davenport was assaulted by a man who is also accused of kicking his K-9 partner.

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Davenport is a 20-year law enforcement veteran. He said the job is never routine and was reminded of that fact this week when he approached someone outside of a gas station in Lemon Township.

“I could tell he was on something, just the way he was acting,” Davenport said.

He said the situation escalated quickly when he inquired why Jessie Dennis, 40, was shouting and walking around the parking lot with no shoes or coat.

“He reached in his pocket and threw a knife at me. He pulled out the knife and threw it at me,” Davenport said.

He said his partner, Radi, knew what to do and immediately rushed in and helped subdue the man. In addition, two citizens did not hesitate to assist in detaining the suspect, whom Jones described as combative.

Dennis is charged with disorderly conduct and obstruction. The sheriff said there are more charges coming. Dennis was taken to Atrium Medical Center for evaluation.